Archive for the 'Kick-Ass Chicks' Category

Fashion demerit: Cate Blanchett
May 23, 2008

Dang, Cate! No sooner did I gush and brag all over you did you go and do something like this:

Sweetheart, I still luuuuuvs me some you, but not even you could pull this look off (which just means that this dress should just cease from being manufactured - NO ONE can wear it. If it [...]

Kick-Ass Chick: Cate Blanchett
May 16, 2008

Ok, one last post before I turn off my laptop for a much-needed long weekend off from work (and alas, from blogging too).
I have added yet another woman to my “Kick-Ass Chick” list: Cate Blanchett.
As far as her acting, I love her. Love, love, love, luuuuuuuuv her. When I saw her in the first “Elizabeth” [...]

I’m Back!!
May 7, 2008

Ok, I know I have been MIA for a long time now, but I had a weeklong parasitic stomach ailment (!) to contend with, then a visit from my parents (much more on that later) and a crapload of work to catch up on. But my head has reemerged from underwater somewhat, so I’ll be [...]

Tonight is what it means to be young!
April 8, 2008

So it’s been more than a week since my birthday, and I’m still doing a decent job fighting off the blues I felt about turning (*gulp*) 35. I know when I’m 48 I’ll look back at 35 and say “I wish I was back there again!” But for now, it just sucks. So this week [...]

Red dress dilemma update
April 6, 2008

I’m watching the film “Jezebel,” starring Bette Davis (an original Kick-Ass Chick) as the southern belle Julie, and one scene reminded me of my red dress dilemma. In the scene, Julie is at a clothier with her aunt picking a dress for a society ball.
Eschewing all the white dresses that young unmarried girls are supposed to [...]